October 2022 – Americana UK

Curtis & Loretta “Santa Claus On Halloween” – not a burn by the dude in red

October 31, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

Here’s the other side of Halloween, handing out candy whilst dressed up in some form of fancy dress. We can only speculate as to why Curtis Teague chose to dress as Father Christmas, but that is […]

KB Bayley “Flatlands”

October 31, 2022 Andrew Raw 0

Beautiful lap steel guitar with poignant lyrics. The first thing to say about KB Bayley is what an excellent lap steel guitarist he is. This album is full of beautiful music, beautifully played. It has a […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Hiss Golden Messenger “Biloxi”

October 31, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Following on from Kimberly Bright’s decision to slow down the American state hopping and spend a little more time in Mississippi and in particular the city that is Biloxi I’ve decided to pull the handbrake completely, […]

Live Review: Alela Diane + Lindsay Clark, St Matthias Church, Dalston, London – 20th October 2022

October 31, 2022 Peter Feldon 0

The reverential setting of a church in the back streets of Dalston was the sold-out London stop on Alela Diane’s three gig European tour, promoting her new album ‘Looking Glass’ (see our review). This was an […]

The Song Remains: Jerry Lee Lewis (1935 – 2022)

October 31, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Rock and roll originator with a true country soul heart. Jerry Lee Lewis’s death on 28th October at home in Nesbit, Mississippi, from pneumonia, marks the end of an era, as he was the last living […]